Discovery and impact: no conflict in twin aims, EPSRC chief insists
Controversial capabilities policy retained as one of three strands in research council鈥檚 new plan
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Future perfect: what will universities look like in 2030?
From robots to the most popular course, academics share their predictions
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Digital skills crisis looming, peers warn
A UK shortage of digital skills has reached a 鈥渢ipping point鈥 and universities are not doing enough to address the crisis, a House of Lords report warns
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Blog: 鈥淢ega-faculties鈥 are not the answer
David Phoenix explains why his institution is moving away from the model of big multidisciplinary departments
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Retail platform gives Southampton Solent fashion students an enterprising outlet
Lecturer who masterminded student-run commercial operation Re:So shortlisted for enterprise education award
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Robbins Rebooted: a critique
Byrne wants to replace marketisation with corporatism, argues Emran Mian
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News in brief - 13 November 2014
Student loansNothing to see here: governmentThe government has ruled out an 鈥渦rgent鈥 review of the sustainability of the student loans system despite being advised to do so by a group of MPs. In a...
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Irish scientists protest 鈥榝unding apartheid鈥
Hundreds of researchers sign letter warning of cost of focusing exclusively on business-led priorities
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Dame Ann Dowling makes a case for 鈥榰se-inspired鈥 research
First female president of the Royal Academy of Engineers hopes to change UK鈥檚 鈥榮niffiness鈥 about applied research
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MPs call for major research funding boost
A group of MPs has called on the government to ensure 3 per cent of GDP is invested in research and development by 2020 or risk the UK falling behind
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Brian Cantor: why I took the Bradford v-c job
The former leader of the University of York on how his new role鈥檚 focus on technology made the decision an easy one
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Making Marie Curie: Intellectual Property and Celebrity Culture in an Age of Information, by Eva Hemmungs Wirt茅n
Robyn Arianrhod welcomes an unsentimental study of the first woman to win a Nobel prize
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News in brief - 30 October 2014
USS pensionsTobacco investments under attackThe Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) should reconsider its investments in companies that sell tobacco, arms and fossil fuels, a new campaign says....
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Innovative collaboration
The engineering skills shortage debate has been raised again as the result of a recent report 鈥 Excellence in Postgraduate Education: Manufacturing, Materials and Design 鈥 published by Cranfield...
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Mock job applications: should they be part of a university degree?
An academic and a graduate give their views on embedding employability into higher education courses